This 500-Year-Old English Farmhouse Is the Ultimate in Cozy Elegance

The library of British designer Harriet Anstruther and her husband Henry Bourne. The gilded antique chair was found on a sidewalk on Portobello Road and covered with a (discontinued) printed linen from G.P.&J. Baker.

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The three story West Sussex house sits on 100 acres of farmland, garden, and woods. The stone façade was added in the early 18th century.

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Anstruther and Bourne with their dogs Elvis and Pearl.

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The sitting room's TV cabinet is topped with found antlers, an old French clock, and drawings by Caroline Walker, a young artist Anstruther collects.

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An eclectic still life in the dining room includes Ferruccio Laviani's Bourgie lamp for Kartell.

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Anstruther dries linens and keeps cuttings in the scullery, one of the oldest rooms in the house.

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Cowhide is a recurring detail throughout the house, including in the master bathroom. The tub, found in a flea market, stands under an inherited Scottish landscape painting.

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The winding 16th-century staircase leads to the second floor guest room.

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